Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "free" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesfreo(Anglo-Saxon) fri(Old High German) Surname DescendantsFry, Frye(English) Frei(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 155. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 114.